new Eastern collard lizard

[cssm03]

My E. collard Lizard keeps trying to scale the walls and jumps at the lid of his inclosure. He's fine if I'm holding him but when in his cage he constantly tring to get out. Can anyone tell me why? and what I should do?

[ohh_kristina]

if you were locked in a cage, wouldn't you spend most of your time trying to get out?
It's normal, and the only thing you can really do about it is give him a larger enclosure. But even that won't make him stop for long.

[m1k3_88]

i totally aggree woth ohh_kristina, my collared does the exact same thing, so i moverd him into a bigger enclosure. He still tries to climb the walls, but not as much now that he has more room to move around in. what size enclosure is he in now? also, is he a hatchling?

[V.hb]

give him more climbing areas, branches, logs, plants to hide.... lots of rocks too!

[cssm03]

he is in a 20 gallon tank. Hes about 6in long. He has a large rock thing and a stump decore to hide in and climb on.

[geckoguy157]

well a big enclusure wont even stop them they like to run and jump if youve ever seen them run when there in big spaces they run on there hind legs more dcorations wont make him stop jumping nothing will trust me when its full grown give it a nice big enclsure perfeably tall to. good luck with it there lots of fun to keep and realy interesting to watch

[cssm03]

He hurt his leg some how!!! the doctor says its not broken. I guess he wont be hopping for a little while. :0(
I want to stop him but not with him getting hurt

[cssm03]

a picture of hopper (after he hurt his leg)

[snakegal12345]

ah to bad for hopper ;(